Location: Pittsburgh,PA, USA
BEA Americas delivers sensors, solutions, and accessories for activation and safety in several market segments including pedestrian and industrial automatic doors, vehicle gates and barriers, transportation, and security solutions. The Production Manager will be an Ideal Team Player who supports our mission to build a convenient, safe, automated world and works to achieve our vision of continued growth and market expansion. Production includes but is not limited to the value-add processes for preparing sensors and kits for customer requirements and the manufacturing of sensors. Primary Duties and Responsibilities: Provide supervision, training, and coaching for personnel. This includes: Holding 1:1 with direct reports (RAP meetings) Developing SMART cards Upholding all BEA policies (including Safety) with appropriate disciplinary action as needed Managing team time off Safe, accurate and timely management and execution of: Kitting and completion of orders Packaging to support customer orders and finished good stock Provide input for manufacturability for product developments Manage production schedule for packaging and manufacturing including, but not limited to: Prioritize product and quantity to meet customer demand (working with other operations managers) Assign work to the team for efficient production Analyze capacity to define needs for staffing Establish rates to measure, track, and improve labor efficiency Schedule, hire and allocate resources based on capacity analysis Define, measure, analyze, improve and control impactful KPIs for the production department (i.e. safety, quality, productivity measures), using action plans to manage any gap of actual to goal. Perform Root Cause analysis and implement corrective actions as necessary for: Inventory/material adjustments (working with Operations and Finance) Material failures (working with Quality Team and Purchasing) Process failures, measured by First Pass Yield (working with Quality Team) Manage labeling process and data to ensure products meet internal and external quality requirements Utilize continuous improvement methodologies to eliminate waste and support business requirements (i.e. Standard Work, 6S, Waste Reduction, Daily Management, Kaizen) Support BEA Sustainability initiatives All other duties as assigned by Manager Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience Expert level proficiency in the use of an ERP system and Microsoft Office Suite Expert level communicator and ability to work in a self-directed manner Experience in production management (more than 3 years)